HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL Directory of horticultural research institutes and their activities in 23 countries Published for the International Society for Horticultural Science by Centre for Agricultural Publications and Documentation Wageningen 1966 Contents page page Poreword 7 Sweden 210 Australia 0 Uniono fSout h Africa 215 Belgium/Belgique 28 United Kingdom 224 Brazil 41 Un ited States ofAmeric a 251 Canada 46 A. New England States 252 CostaRic a 71 n. North Atlantic States 260 Cyprus 74 C. Middle Atlantic States 277 Denmark 76 D. South Atlantic and GulfCoas t Finland 82 States 283 France/la France 87 E. SouthCentra l states 301 German.FederalRepubli c 97 F. North Central States 305 Hungary 112 G. GreatPlain sRegio n 317 Japan 117 H. Southwestern States 330 TheNetherland s 156 I. Mountain States 337 New Zealand 170 J. PacificNorthwes t States 345 Nigeria 175 K. California 353 Norway 180 L. Alaska 365 Peru 184 M. Hawaii 367 Poland 188 Alphabetical listo f research Spain/Espagne 202 workers 370 Foreword Alreadyi nit s first meetingth eCounci lo fth e Internationa]Societ y forHorticultura l »Sciencediscusse d thesetting :u po f an informa­ tionservic e on topical horticultural problems all over theworl d onbehal fo fthos e involved in thesam eo r related researchwork . Asa firs t step the Council decided topublish ,preparator y toth e nextCongress ,classifie ddat ao n horticulturalresearc hinstitutes , theirprincipa l workersan d main fieldso f interest, togetherwit h alphabetical listso fthes eworkers . For this purpose theSecretaria t has made use of the information given in ChronicaI'orticultura. eunde r the heading 'Horticultural research throughout theworld' , «ith thehel po fth e institutesin ­ volved these datahav e been revised and completed. Besides, itha s made inquiriesabou t the research institutes inUSA ,th ehos tcoun ­ tryo f the 17th International HorticulturalCongress . Asa result we have collected information on about 1000 research institutions, their660 0 officers and theirmai nactivities , in 13Ruropea n countries 50state so fPSA , andCanad a inNort h America 3 Latin American countries Australia and NewZealan d South Africa andNigeri a Japan. TheCounci l hopes that this information may beusefu l for theman y workers inhorticulture , eitheri nresearc h or inrelate dservices . Thiswil l encourage theSecretaria tt ostriv e forcompletio n of the dataan d inclusiono fothe rcountrie s so thata revise d edition can appearbefor e the followingcongresses . TheSecretar yGeneral . International Society forHorticultura l Science Secretary-General: Dr.G .d eBakke r 4 Eerste v.d.Boschstraat TheHagu e (TheNetherlands ) Appendix to Horticultural Research International EXPLANATION OF THE CODE USED IN THE ALPHABETICAL LIST p. 370-100 NATIONALITY INDICATORS pages pages AUS = Australia 19- 27 GB = United Kingdom 224-250 B = Belgium 28- 40 H = Hungary 112-116 BR = Brazil 41- 46 J = Japan 117-155 CDN = Canada 47- 70 N = Norway 180-183 CR = Costa Rica 71- 73 NL = The Netherlands 156-169 CY = Cyprus 74- 75 NZ = New Zealand 170-174 D = German Federal Republic 97-111 PE = Peru 184-187 DK = Denmark 76- 81 PL = Poland 188-201 E = Spain 202-209 S = Sweden 210-214 F = France 87- 96 WAN = Nigeria 175-179 FL = Finland 82- 86 ZA = Union of South Africa 215-223 USA State groups: USA-A: New England States - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mas­ sachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut 252-259 USA-B: North Atlantic States - New York State, Pennsylvania, New Jersey 260-276 USA-C: Middle Atlantic States - Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia 277-282 USA-D: South Atlantic and Gulf Coast States-North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana 283-300 USA-E: South Central States - Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri 301-304 USA-F: North Central States - Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin 305-316 USA-G: Great Plains Region -Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas 317-329 USA-H: South Western States - Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona 330-336 USA-I: Mountain States - Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana 337-344 USA-J: Pacific Northwest States - Washington, Oregon 345-352 USA-K: California 353-364 USA-L: Alaska 365-366 USA-M: Hawaii 367-369 The figures following the above nationality indicators (e.g. AUS 1.1) cor­ respond with the numbering of the institutions in the left-hand columm of pages 9-369. Australia 0 t> \ JTASMANI. NEW SOUTH WALES: 1. Alstonville, ?. Bathurst, 3. Dareton, 4. Glenn Innes, 5. Gosford, 6. Griffith, 7. Narara, 8. Orange, 9. Richmond, 10.Sydney , 11.Yanco . QUEENSLAND: 12. Apple- thorpe, 13. Ayr, 14.Brisbane , 15. Kamerunga, 16.Maryborough , 17.Narabour , 18. Ormiston, VICTORIA: 19.Melbourne , 20.Merbein , 21.Mildura , 22.Rutherglen , 23.Scoresby , 24.Tatura , SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 25. Adelaide, 26. Berri, 27. Blackwood, 28. Glen Osmond, 29. Loxton, 30. Nuriootpa,31 .Roseworthy ,32 .Tenswood , 33.Waite . WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 34.Manjimup ,35 .Perth , TASMANIA: 36Hobart . PAPUA ANDNE W GUINEA: 37.Aiyura , 38.Epo ,39 . Keravat, 40. Lae, 41. Port Moresby, 42.Sogeri . CflPO and horticultural research: historical problems in relation tocitrus . statement CSIRO'sHorticultura l ResearchSectio n(whic h The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial now embraces the Merbein Station) has made Research Organization (CSIRO)undertakes ,a t major contributions to the solution of the the invitation of states concerned, research overriding problem of soil salinity and wa­ intothos e pj-imary industries whichar eprac ­ terlogging, which threatened extinction to ticed inmor e than one Australian state. The largeproportion so fgrap e vine plantings. It Predecessor ofCSIPO , theCounci l forScien ­ hasmad e considerable advancesi nth e methods tifican d Industrial Research, was formed in of field processing (dipping)o fgrape sprio r 192F. Attha t timearrangement s were madet o todrying .I nmor e recentyear s itha seluci ­ take over two existing research stations in dated many aspects of the physiology of the the two main irrigation areas: the Merbein grape vine, including development of methods Station in theMurra y river irrigation areas of forecasting yield from examinationo fdor ­ (concerned with problems of irrigation, soil mant buds in theprecedin g season, andprob ­ drainage, and cultural practices on grape lemso fplan t nutrition. vines producing fruit for drying) and the The Irrigation Research Laboratory at Grif­ Griffith Station in theMurrumbidge e irriga­ fithpai d most attentioni nit s earlier years tion areas which vasconcerne d with similar toproblem so fsoi l management and irrigation methods aimed at controlling groundwater the main objective of the station, but in levels.Th einevitabilit yo fhig h water tables recentyear senquirie s have been extended in­ arising i'roiiiheav y rains in certain seasons tocultura l methods with apples. In 19R4th e diverted interest to tile drainage and the control of the station passed to theQueens ­ station developed field techniquesfo rdesig n land Department ofPrimar y Industries. of tile drain systems. Considerable informa­ In 1935wit h the rapid increase in the pro­ tion had been obtained on citrus nutrition duction oforange s inAustrali a and thecon ­ and physiology,an di nmor erecen tyear s these sequent increase in exports particularly to studies have been extended to other crops, England, many problems associated with the including canning peaches and winegrapes . storage and transport of this fruit became In inn?CSI R commenced investigations atHo ­ evident. Extensive investigationswer ethere ­ bart, Tasmania, on the physiological disor­ fore implementedb yth e Division ofFoo d Pre­ ders of apples. Ry 1939 these disorders had servation and Transport in cooperation with been classified and the factors affecting the Departments of Agriculture in New South their incidence identified. A highly sig­ Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. From nificant relationship between disorder and this beginning thepresen t program has been fruit size was established. After 194f icon ­ developed over the past 30year s and it now siderable attention was given to a study of includes investigations on the storage and the fundamentals of fruit physiology, par­ transporto ftropica l and sub-tropical fruit, ticularlyi nrelatio n topost-harves t storage quality and utilization of fruit and fruit behaviour. products, and thephysiolog y offruits . Asmal l field stationwa sestablishe d by CSIR Closely associated with these activities are at APPlethorpe inQueenslan di n193 ?t oexam ­ investigations on the various aspects of ineth e relative valueo fth e new appleroot - fruitprocessing . stocks from FastMailing . This work has been J*-"' ' If Horticultural Research Station, Bathurst, New South Wales NEW SOUTH WALES established atNarara , on the central coast 50mile snort ho fSydne y in 1913 and atGrif ­ Purvey fith, adjacent toYanco , a few years later, Following the establishment,i n1890 , of the primarily to propagate Phylloxera resistant NewSout h Wales Department of Agriculture in rootstocks for sale to grape growers inin ­ Sydney,th eseapor t capital of the State, the fected districts. These twolatte restablish ­ need toestablis h regional research stations ments have gradually expanded their activi­ waspromptl y pursued. The importance ofhor ­ ties from their original function until, ticulture to the state's economy was well duringth epas t decade, they have eachbecom e recognised,an dwithi n six years, theDepart ­ research stations in their